Bagrot-Haramosh Valley

Bagrot-Haramosh Valley

The Bagrot Valley is a small valley in the Karakoram Mountain range in northern Pakistan.

The valley is about half an hour's drive from Gilgit city. The villages of Hamaran, Sinaker, Datuchi, Bolchi, Chirah, Farfu and Hopay lie here and are interconnected by an unmettalled road. Villages on either side of the valley are linked via suspension bridges and the Gilgit River passes underneath.

The people here grow wheat, tomatoes, potatoes, apples, pears, apricots etc.


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